Syntheses,characterization of and studies on the electrochemical behaviour of ferrocenyl dithiophosphonates and 4-methoxyphenyl dithiophosphonates

Some 1,3-dithiadiphosphetane 2,4-disulfides (X₂P₂S₄, X: Fc, FcLR; X: CH₃O?C₆H₄?, LR) were allowed to react with alcohols to obtain dithiophosphonic acids (X(OR)PS₂H). These were converted to the corresponding ammonium salts. The salts were of the structures [Fc(OR)PS₂]^?[NH₄]⁺, R: 3-methyl-1-butyl- for I; 1-phenyl-1-propyl- for II; 3-pentyl- for III; 3-phenyl-1-propyl- for IV and [CH₃O?C₆H₄(OR)PS₂]^?[NH₄]⁺, R: 3-methyl-1-butyl- for V and 1-phenyl-1-propyl- for VI. To the best of our knowledge, all the compounds except V were prepared for the first time.

The compounds synthesized were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR (¹H, ¹³C, ³¹P), MS, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopies. Electrochemical behaviors of I–VI at disposable pencil graphite electrode (PGE) were investigated by using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square-wave voltammetry (SWV). Adsorption and diffusion patterns of all the compounds on the PGE were also studied.

Two electroactive groups were identified in the compounds I–IV and only one in V and VI. The ferrocenyl groups of I-IV were oxidized at around 0.4 V. The same compounds display a second, more intense CV band at 0.8 V. The corresponding band for the compounds V–VI appears at around 0.6 V with a much weaker intensity. It is suggested that the ferrocenyl group introduced into the structures stabilizes the radical species formed as the product of the oxidation of the dithiophosphonato group.     

SAGD双水平井随钻磁导向系统的研制及应用

针对实测信号微弱、频变、窄带的特点,设计出低噪声、窄通频带、高精度的数据采集滤波电路,有效地滤除了干扰和噪声,使系统探测精度达到±0.3m左右;根据磁感应强度数据的采集要求,制定了单组数据校验的通信协议,减少了干扰导致的个别数据传输错误对整体数据的影响。     

Butylene linked palladium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: Synthesis and catalytic properties

New bis(NHC)-Pd complexes were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and IR spectroscopy. The reaction of Pd(OAc)₂ and bis(benzimidazolium) salts in DMSO gave the monomeric palladium complex in which the N-heterocyclic carbene was bound to the metal centre. The crystal and molecular structure of the cis-dibromo{1,1′-di[2,3,4,5,6-pentamethylbenzyl]-3,3′-butylenedibenzimidazol-2,2′-diylidene}-palladium(II) complex was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The activity of the Pd(II) complexes in the direct arylation of benzothiazole with arylbromides was investigated. A preliminary catalytic study showed that these bis(NHC)-Pd complexes were highly active in the direct arylation of benzothiazole with arylbromides.     

Crystalline ZnO thin film by hydrothermal growth

In this work, we have successfully synthesised ZnO crystal thin film with a high quality from hydrothermal reaction on sapphire substrate. The growth mechanism is clarified based on an extensive XTEM study. In addition, electrical and optical properties of the crystal thin film, which can be controlled by impurities, are characterized. The synthesis technique provides fairly high quality and cost-effective substrates for optoelectronic and renewable energy applications.     

A theoretical investigation of the low energy conformers of the isomers glycine and methylcarbamic acid and their role in the interstellar medium

We have theoretically investigated the low energy conformers of neutral glycine (NH(2)CH(2)COOH) and its isomer methylcarbamic acid (CH(3)NHCOOH) in the gas phase. A total of 16 different levels of the theory, including CCSD(T), MP2 and B3LYP methods with various Pople and Dunning type basis sets with and without polarization and diffuse functions were used. We found eight low energy glycine conformers, where the heavy atoms in three have a planar backbone, and four low energy methylcarbamic acid conformers all with non-planar backbones. Interestingly at all levels of theory, we found that the most stable methylcarbamic acid conformer is significantly lower in energy than the lowest energy glycine conformer. The MP2 level and single point CCSD(T) calculations show the lowest energy methylcarbamic acid conformer to be between 31 to 37 kJ mol(-1) lower in energy than the lowest energy glycine conformer. These calculations suggest that methylcarbamic acid might serve as a precursor to glycine formation in the Interstellar Medium (ISM). We also report the theoretical harmonic vibrational frequencies, infrared intensities, moment of inertia, rotational constants and dipole moments for all of the conformers. In order to understand how glycine or methylcarbamic acid might be formed in the ISM, larger calculations which model glycine or its isomer interacting with several surrounding molecules, such as water, are needed. We demonstrate that B3LYP method should provide a reliable and computationally practical approach to modeling these larger systems.     

Broadband-cascaded four-wave mixing in a photonic crystal fiber around 1 μm

To our knowledge, efficient generation of broadband four-wave mixing cascades centered at 1 μm and spanning 600 nm is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. This frequency comb is generated from a two-tone seed with a maximum peak power of 25 W in a low-dispersion photonic crystal fiber. It consists of up to 44 new idler waves generated symmetrically around the seed.     

Intermodulation Distortion in CMOS Attenuators and Switches

Gain control elements are widely used in communication systems both to limit the incident power to the circuitry and to control the amplitude of the transmitted signal. Attenuators are one way of controlling the signal amplitude. The distortion performance of common CMOS attenuator topologies is investigated in this work. CMOS device equations that model the device in different regions of operation and which also model short channel effects are used for calculating distortion performance. Calculated distortion is compared with simulation results and experimental data, and qualitative explanations of the distortion curves as well as the deviation between different sources of data are given. Potential improvements in linearity performance of attenuators via circuit design techniques have also been discussed     

Two Classes of Frequency-Response Masking Linear-Phase FIR Filters for Interpolation and Decimation

This paper introduces two classes of frequency-response masking (FRM) linear-phase finite (length) impulse response (FIR) filters for interpolation and decimation by arbitrary integer factors M. As they are based on the FRM approach, the proposed filters are low-complexity (efficient) sharp-transition linear-phase FIR interpolation and decimation filters. Compared to previously existing FRM linear-phase FIR filter classes for interpolation and decimation, the new ones offer lower complexity and more freedom in selecting the locations of the passband and stopband edges. Furthermore, the proposed classes of FRM filters can, as special cases, realize efficient Mth-band FRM linear-phase FIR interpolation and decimation filters for all values of M. Previously, only half-band (M = 2) FRM linear-phase FIR filters have appeared in the literature. The paper includes design techniques suitable for the new filters and design examples illustrating their efficiency.     

Non-linear vibrations of a simple-simple beam with a non-ideal support in between

A simply supported Euler-Bernoulli beam with an intermediate support is considered. Non-linear terms due to immovable end conditions leading to stretching of the beam are included in the equations of motion. The concept of non-ideal boundary conditions is applied to the beam problem. In accordance, the intermediate support is assumed to allow small deflections. An approximate analytical solution of the problem is found using the method of multiple scales, a perturbation technique. Ideal and non-ideal frequencies as well as frequency-response curves are contrasted.